Vijay Sundar Prashanth

Vijay SP Natarajan
Prashanth in Bengaluru Open 2023
Full nameVijay SP Natarajan
Country (sports) India
ResidenceChennai, India
Born (1986-10-27) 27 October 1986
Chennai, India
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money$ 289,429
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 335 (5 October 2015)
Doubles
Career record10–15
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 80 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 99 (16 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2024, 2025)
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's tennis
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati Men's Doubles
Last updated on: 16 June 2025.

Vijay SP Natarajan (born 27 October 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 80 achieved on 29 January 2024. He also has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 335 achieved on 5 October 2015.[1]

Early life

Vijay was born in Chennai. He started playing tennis at the age of 5, when his grandfather introduced him to the sport.[2]

He did his schooling at PSSB (Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan) and completed his graduation from Loyola college. [3]

Professional career

2015: ATP singles debut; National Games in Trivandrum, Kerala

He caught everyone's eye, when he won against Indian Davis Cup player Yuki Bhambri at 2015 Aircel Chennai Open.[4] He went on to become the fourth Indian ever to qualify for the main draw.[5]

Medalist at the 35th National Games held in Trivandrum, Kerala in 2015 [TEAM- Gold medal; INDIVIDUAL DOUBLES- Silver medal]

2016: South Asian Games in Guwahati, India

Prashanth won the men's doubles gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games.

2017: Indoor Asian Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Prashanth won Individual Mens Doubles Gold and Individual Mens Singles Silver for India at the Indoor Asian Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in September 2017.

2023: Doubles Top 100

Prashanth cracked into the doubles Top 100 for the first time on 13 November 2023 after reaching the finals of the 2023 HPP Open in Helsinki, Finland.[6]

2024: Maiden ATP title at the Hangzhou Open

Partnering with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, Prashanth won the doubles title at the 2024 Hangzhou Open, defeating Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens in the final.[7]

ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2024 Hangzhou Open,
China 		ATP 250 Hard Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Hendrik Jebens
Constantin Frantzen 		4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–7]

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Doubles: 62 (25–37)

Legend
ATP Challengers (5–9)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (20–28)
Titles by surface
Hard (17–28)
Clay (8–9)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2007 India F6, Chennai Futures Clay Sriram Balaji Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Vivek Shokeen 		5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2009 India F1, Chandigarh Futures Hard Mithun Murali Divij Sharan
Vishnu Vardhan 		6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Win 1–2 May 2011 India F5, Chennai Futures Hard Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Elbert Sie
Peerakiat Siriluethaiwattana 		7–5, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Jun 2011 India F8, Delhi Futures Hard Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Vitali Reshetnikov
Karunuday Singh 		7–5, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss 1–4 Aug 2011 Turkey F23, Istanbul Futures Hard Riccardo Ghedin Brydan Klein
Dane Propoggia 		3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 1–5 Dec 2011 India F12, Kolkata Futures Clay Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Sriram Balaji
Vinayak Sharma Kaza 		3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Loss 1–6 Mar 2012 India F2, Bhopal Futures Hard Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Sriram Balaji
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan 		6–7(5–7), 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 1–7 Mar 2012 India F3, Bhimavaram Futures Hard Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Rohan Gajjar
Saketh Myneni 		5–7, 3–6
Win 2–7 Apr 2012 India F4, Trichy Futures Clay Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Rupesh Roy
Vivek Shokeen 		7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Win 3–7 Jul 2012 Germany F7, Römerberg Futures Clay Sriram Balaji Lukas Jastraunig
Marc Rath 		7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–8 Jul 2012 India F10, Coimbatore Futures Hard Vinayak Sharma Kaza Saketh Myneni
Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 3–9 Dec 2012 India F15, Davanagere Futures Hard Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Sriram Balaji
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 		7–6(7–4), 4–6, [1–10]
Loss 3–10 Dec 2012 India F17, Belgaum Futures Hard Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan Amrit Narasimhan
Michael Shabaz 		6–7(3–7), 5–7
Loss 3–11 Oct 2013 Great Britain F20, Sunderland Futures Hard David Pel Josh Goodall
Harry Meehan 		3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 4–11 Aug 2014 Iran F9, Tehran Futures Clay Vinayak Sharma Kaza Markos Kalovelonis
Amirvala Madanchi 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–12 Nov 2014 India F6, Kolkata Futures Clay Vishnu Vardhan Sriram Balaji
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan 		4–6, 2–6
Loss 4–13 Nov 2014 India F7, Raipur Futures Hard Vinayak Sharma Kaza Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Vishnu Vardhan 		6–2, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 4–14 Nov 2014 India F8, Gwalior Futures Hard Vinayak Sharma Kaza Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
Shahbaaz Khan 		2–6, 3–6
Win 5–14 Mar 2015 India F1, Chandigarh Futures Hard Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Enrique López Pérez
David Pérez Sanz 		6–3, 6–4
Win 6–14 Aug 2015 India F11, Chennai Futures Hard Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash
Vinayak Sharma Kaza 		6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 7–14 Sep 2015 India F12, Chennai Futures Hard Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Markos Kalovelonis
Timur Khabibulin 		4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 7–15 Sep 2015 India F13, Coimbatore Futures Hard Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash Gao Xin
Ouyang Bowen 		6–2, 3–6, [5–10]
Win 8–15 Sep 2015 India F15, Madurai Futures Hard Sumit Nagal Anirudh Chandrasekar
Vignesh Peranamallur 		6–3, 7–5
Loss 8–16 Oct 2015 Bangalore, India Challenger Hard John Paul Fruttero Saketh Myneni
Sanam Singh 		7–5, 4–6, [2–10]
Win 9–16 Apr 2016 China F5, Taizhou Futures Hard Christopher Rungkat Jeson Patrombon
Wang Aoran 		6–4, 6–0
Win 10–16 May 2016 India F3, Jassowal Futures Hard Sriram Balaji John Lamble
Bernardo Saraiva 		6–3, 6–3
Win 11–16 Sep 2016 Thailand F2, Hua Hin Futures Hard Sriram Balaji Pruchya Isaro
Ken Onishi 		6–2, 6–2
Win 12–16 Sep 2016 India F4, Chennai Futures Clay Sriram Balaji Kunal Anand
Anvit Bendre 		7–6(7–2), 6–1
Loss 12–17 Sep 2016 India F6, Coimbatore Futures Hard Anvit Bendre Sriram Balaji
Vishnu Vardhan 		3–6, 1–6
Win 13–17 Feb 2017 India F1, Chandigarh Futures Hard Sanam Singh Pirmin Hänle
Shane Vinsant 		7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 13–18 Feb 2017 India F2, Jorhat Futures Hard Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash Sriram Balaji
Vishnu Vardhan 		6–7(5–7), 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 13–19 Mar 2017 India F3, Guwahati Futures Hard Sanam Singh Sriram Balaji
Vishnu Vardhan 		3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 13–20 Jul 2017 Båstad, Sweden Challenger Clay Sriram Balaji Tuna Altuna
Václav Šafránek 		1–6, 4–6
Loss 13–21 Aug 2017 Thailand F6, Nonthaburi Futures Hard Vinayak Sharma Kaza Pruchya Isaro
Sho Katayama 		4–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 14–21 Oct 2017 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard Saketh Myneni Ben McLachlan
Go Soeda 		7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
Win 15–21 Dec 2017 Indonesia F8, Jakarta Futures Hard Justin Barki Sora Fukuda
Scott Puodziunas 		4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–4]
Loss 15–22 Mar 2018 India F1, Bhubaneswar Futures Hard Arjun Kadhe Sidharth Rawat
Manish Sureshkumar 		3–6, 2–6
Win 16–22 Mar 2018 India F2, Kolkata Futures Hard Arjun Kadhe Carlos Boluda-Purkiss
Lý Hoàng Nam 		6–2, 5–7, [10–5]
Win 17–22 Mar 2018 India F3, Chandigarh Futures Hard Arjun Kadhe Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash
Vinayak Sharma Kaza 		6–3, 6–1
Win 18–22 Mar 2018 India F4, Trivandrum Futures Clay Arjun Kadhe Caio Silva
Thales Turini 		6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 18–23 Apr 2018 Uzbekistan F2, Karshi Futures Hard Saketh Myneni Konstantin Kravchuk
Roman Safiullin 		6–3, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss 18–24 Jun 2018 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Saketh Myneni Ivan Gakhov
Alexander Pavlioutchenkov 		4–6, 4–6
Win 19–24 Nov 2018 Pune, India Challenger Hard Ramkumar Ramanathan Hsieh Cheng-peng
Yang Tsung-hua 		7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Loss 19–25 Jan 2019 M15 Anning, China World Tennis Tour Clay Anirudh Chandrasekar Chen Ti
Ray Ho 		4–6, 6–7(8–10)
Win 20–25 Mar 2019 M15 Manama, Bahrain World Tennis Tour Hard Alexander Igoshin Jesper de Jong
Sidane Pontjodikromo 		6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Loss 20–26 Apr 2019 M25+H Abuja, Nigeria World Tennis Tour Hard Arjun Kadhe Dan Added
Michail Pervolarakis 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 20–27 May 2019 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Tuna Altuna Alexander Merino
Manuel Peña López 		6–3, 4–6, [0–10]
Loss 20–28 Sep 2019 M15 Nanchang, China World Tennis Tour Clay Anirudh Chandrasekar Vladimir Ivanov
Yan Sabanin 		4–6, 5–7
Win 21–28 Oct 2019 M15 Nanchang, China World Tennis Tour Clay Anirudh Chandrasekar Ray Ho
Yeung Pak-long 		7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 21–29 Mar 2021 M15 Lucknow, India World Tennis Tour Hard Vinayak Sharma Kaza Yuki Bhambri
Saketh Myneni 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 21–30 Apr 2022 M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Hard Anirudh Chandrasekar Ruben Bemelmans
Joris De Loore 		5–7, 5–7
Loss 21–31 Apr 2022 M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Hard Anirudh Chandrasekar Julian Cash
Henry Patten 		1–6, 4–6
Win 22–31 Jun 2022 M25 Arlon, Belgium World Tennis Tour Clay Anirudh Chandrasekar Constantin Frantzen
Tim Sandkaulen 		7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 22–32 Oct 2022 Fairfield, United States Challenger Hard Anirudh Chandrasekar Julian Cash
Henry Patten 		3–6, 1–6
Loss 22–33 Feb 2023 Bangalore, India Challenger Hard Anirudh Chandrasekar Chung Yun-seong
Hsu Yu-hsiou 		6–3, 6–7(7–9), [9–11]
Win 23–33 Feb 2023 Pune, India Challenger Hard Anirudh Chandrasekar Toshihide Matsui
Kaito Uesugi 		6–1, 4–6, [10–3]
Win 24–33 Mar 2023 Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain Challenger Hard Anirudh Chandrasekar Purav Raja
Divij Sharan 		7–5, 6–1
Loss 24–34 Apr 2023 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay Anirudh Chandrasekar Sadio Doumbia
Fabien Reboul 		4–6, 4–6
Win 25–34 Jun 2023 Vicenza, Italy Challenger Clay Anirudh Chandrasekar Fernando Romboli
Marcelo Zormann 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 25–35 Jul 2023 Salzburg, Austria Challenger Clay Anirudh Chandrasekar Andrey Golubev
Denys Molchanov 		4–6, 6–7(8–10)
Loss 25–36 Aug 2023 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland Challenger Hard Anirudh Chandrasekar Théo Arribagé
Luca Sanchez 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 25–37 Jan 2024 Quimper, France Challenger Hard Anirudh Chandrasekar Manuel Guinard
Arthur Rinderknech 		6–7(4–7), 3–6

Doubles Highlights

WINNER – Doubles ATP Challenger 75 in Vicenza, June 2023.

WINNER – Doubles ATP Challenger 75 in Las Franquesas del Valles, March 2023.

WINNER - Doubles ATP Challenger 100 in Pune, March 2023.[8]

FINALIST - Doubles ATP Challenger 100 in Bangalore, February 2023.[9]

WINNER- Doubles Title at LTA British Tour Event in 2020.[10]

WINNER- Doubles ATP Challenger in Pune, November 2018.[11]

WINNER- Doubles ATP Challenger in Ho Chi Minh City, 2017. [12]

Singles: 10 (4–6)

Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2011 Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh Futures Hard Karan Rastogi 1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2012 India F10, Coimbatore Futures Hard Jeong Suk-young 2–6, 5–7
Loss 0–3 Sep 2012 Iran F1, Esfahan Futures Clay Sriram Balaji 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Mar 2013 India F2, Madurai Futures Clay Victor Crivoi 1–6, 1–6
Win 1–4 Mar 2015 India F3, Tiruchirappalli Futures Clay Ramkumar Ramanathan 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–4 Mar 2015 India F4, Chennai Futures Clay Ivan Gakhov 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
Win 3–4 Sep 2015 India F14, Chennai Futures Hard Sidharth Rawat 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–5 Aug 2017 Thailand F6, Nonthaburi Futures Hard Jacob Grills 6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss 3–6 Mar 2018 India F1, Bhubaneswar Futures Hard Arjun Kadhe 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–6 Mar 2018 India F4, Trivandrum Futures Clay Arjun Kadhe 6–3, 6–3

References

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  4. ^ "Yuki crashes out in Chennai Open qualifiers". The Hindu. 4 January 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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  9. ^ "Bengaluru Open: India's Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth Storm into Doubles Final". News18. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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